Perth Zoo’s lemurs and meerkats tuck into early Easter treats

Camera IconRing-tailed lemurs check out Easter ‘eggs’ filled with healthy treats rather than chocolate at Perth Zoo. Credit: The West Australian

Ring-tailed lemurs and meerkats at Perth Zoo have chowed down on early Easter treats as part of the 121-year-old facility’s behavioural enrichment program.

The zoo’s meerkat mob feverishly tore into specially created paper mache eggs filled with meal worms on Thursday while the troop of lemurs delicately investigated their surprises stuffed full of fruit, vegetables and nuts.